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From: amyh@fluke.UUCP (Amy Heidner)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: gasoline and gas mileage
Message-ID: <1146@vax3.fluke.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Nov-83 18:53:50 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  8 18:53:50 1983
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Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Everett, Wash
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Aside from some very cheap brands, all brands of the same octane rating
seemed to provide the same mileage in the five vehicles I've driven
since I started paying attention to mileage some 7 years ago.  What
does make a difference is octance rating.  In both of our small pickups
(the only vehicles I've run the experiment on), the gasoline cost per
mile was the same for premium unleaded and regular unleaded; the
mileage gain from premium offset its increased cost.  However, the
trucks ran much better (less rattle & ping) on the premium.


Amy Heidner	John Fluke Mfg   Everett, WA
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